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A severe tropical cyclone in the western North Pacific. The name is derived either from Cantonese t'ai fung (a “great wind”), from Arabic tufan (“smoke”), or from Greek typhon (a “monster”). Aristotle used typhon for a wind-containing cloud (''Meteorologica'', III, 1). For a more complete discussion, see tropical cyclone.
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A very violent squall in the Straits of Magellan. Williwaws may occur in any month but are most frequent in winter.
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The very strong southwesterly sea breeze experienced where the coastal chains of the Andes Mountains descend steeply to the sea. It sets in at about 10 A. M. And reaches its greatest strength at about 3 P. M. In Valparaiso, Chile, on summer afternoons it is so strong that it lifts pebbles in the streets. During the night it is followed by a light land breeze, the terral (“wind of the land”). 2. A westerly sea breeze of Spain and Portugal.
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The very strong southwesterly sea breeze experienced where the coastal chains of the Andes Mountains descend steeply to the sea. It sets in at about 10 A. M. And reaches its greatest strength at about 3 P. M. In Valparaiso, Chile, on summer afternoons it is so strong that it lifts pebbles in the streets. During the night it is followed by a light land breeze, the terral (“wind of the land”). 2. A westerly sea breeze of Spain and Portugal.
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Aquifer with an upper boundary defined by the water table and the surface at atmospheric pressure.
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Aquifer with an upper boundary defined by the water table and the surface at atmospheric pressure.
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Usually the curve of point velocities along a vertical line normal to the flow direction that denotes the variation of velocity with depth. In general flow, it may be a set of curves describing the flow variation along a cross section.
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(Also known as the East African Coastal Current. ) A western boundary current in the Indian Ocean that flows permanently northward from 10°S along the east African coast. During the northeast monsoon the Zanzibar Current flows against the wind, meeting the southward flowing Somali Current at 1°N in December, 4°S in February (when the Zanzibar Current is weakest), and at the equator in April. Throughout this period it continues across the equator as an undercurrent that feeds into the Equatorial Countercurrent. During the southwest monsoon season the current strengthens considerably, attaining speeds of 2 m s<sup>−1</sup> and a transport of 15 Sv (15 × 10<sup>6</sup> m<sup>3</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>) and feeding into the Somali Current, which flows northward during that season.
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